Jeff, actually, what bothered me about Andrei's response was not his declaration that some on this list are not interested in aesthetics, but the assertion (implicit) in his last responses that aesthetics lies in the realm of form (visual, auditory, and spatial). I also feel it is a bit of a burden to think about a career & education path where all junior people have to understand ALL the aspects of all aesthetic qualities. To me they should start with a core and build on that over time. Some may focus on aesthetics of interaction (non-formative, embodied in action and thought) and others may be interested in aesthetics of the sensory (formative and embodied in our senses: site, smell, hearing, touch -- ok, taste if you are a chef).
Then as we mature and grow as designers we get to either dive deeper into areas or broaden. There is room for both possibilities. What seems unlikely is the creation of a DaVinci out of the box. -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25077 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
